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2010 Iraq death toll tops 2009

The total number of Iraqi civilians and security force personnel killed in violence in 2010 was higher than the previous year, according to official statistics released on Saturday.

Figures compiled by the defence, interior and health ministries indicated that 151 people — 89 civilians, 41 police and 21 soldiers — were killed in December 2010.

According to an AFP tally based on figures from the three ministries released over the course of 2010, a total of 3,605 Iraqi civilians, police and army personnel were killed last year — 124 more than the 3,481 who were killed in 2009.

While the total number of people killed in violence went up from 2009 to 2010, the number of civilians killed dropped, the figures showed.

According to the AFP tally, a total of 2,505 civilians were killed in 2010 — down 295 on the 2,800 the year before.

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